HB 1229: Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children
GENERAL BILL by Oliver
Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children; Provides licensure & application requirements; requires AHCA to require certain background screening for certain persons; requires access to medically complex children's home at reasonable times for certain persons; requires agency to issue provisional license to newly licensed provider for specified timeframe; authorizes agency to issue conditional license for specified timeframe to licensed provider for specified reasons; requires agency to conduct inspections; provides rulemaking authority, procedures, & requirements; provides eligibility requirements to qualify for admission to medically complex children's home; provides uniform firesafety standards, emergency preparedness requirements, & construction standards; provides for denial, suspension, & revocation of license; provides for administrative fines; requires AHCA, by specified date, to review & determine eligibility for specified criminal history checks; requires Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse to share eligibility determinations with specified agencies.
Last Action: 1/13/2026 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/8/2026 House • Filed
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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HB 1229, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/8/2026 at 9:47 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1438 Agency for Health Care Administration Harrell Similar Last Action: 1/8/2026 S Filed 
Citations - Statutes (13)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 400.051 Homes or institutions exempt from the provisions of this part. Page 15 (pdf) 400.9991 Page 3 (pdf) 400.9992 Page 3 (pdf) 400.9993 Page 4 (pdf) 400.9994 Page 5 (pdf) 400.9995 Page 8 (pdf) 400.9996 Page 10 (pdf) 400.9997 Page 11 (pdf) 400.9998 Page 12 (pdf) 408.802 Applicability. Page 15 (pdf) 408.820 Exemptions. Page 16 (pdf) 408.823 In-person visitation. Page 16 (pdf) 435.12 Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Page 14 (pdf)